Sunday, February 22, 2009
See? What did I tell you about old Arabists and the Sheiks' largess?
Freeman says he took $1 million for Saudi "public relations"
Chas Freeman, reportedly nominated to head the National Intelligence Council preparing finished National Intelligence Estimates for President Obama, acknowledged in 2006 that the $1 million donation to his Middle East Policy Council that he received from "the generosity of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia" was for public relations in the United States. He said in an interview with the Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service, "Frankly, I'm delighted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has, after a long delay, begun to make serious public relations efforts. ...I am hopeful that we can put this effort on a sustainable long-term basis." Below are excerpts of his interview.
Additional research should be done regarding his business dealings as Chairman of Projects International, a for-profit firm he has headed since 1995. According to the Projects International website, "He is active in supporting Projects International's clients in all these regions of the world today," including the Middle East...
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[h/t: Sophia]
Well, it's nice to get paid for the work you do, eh? Or, perhaps to be more precise, the work you will do.
Yeah.
And here I thought WE had all the money.
Heh:)